Slug Nematodes 12million (Treats 40sq.m)

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Our Nemaslug programmes are designed to make your life easier as we send you a fresh pack of Nemaslug® every 6 weeks to keep your garden slug free for a total of 18 weeks.

Each application of Nemaslug® will control slugs for six weeks, so for a slug free garden, apply Nemaslug® every 6 weeks. However, in a long dry spell, slugs can encase themselves in a papery cocoon-like structure and attach themselves to a wall or a tree and wait it out. In fact the associated bacteria was one of many that was tested to see if the combination of these particular nematodes and this particular bacteria were successful together in effective slug control and both were capable of commercial reproductivity. Please note - these Biological Pest Control products will only be delivered shortly before or during the stated application periods.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Nemaslug is a unique product, containing microscopic worms (nematodes) which seek out slugs and stop them feeding on your plants within 3 days and then kill them.

When injured the animal produces a defensive froth of mucus to repel enemies such as aggressive small ants. However, there are four species that may harm your plants: The Netted or Grey Field slug ( Deroceras reticulatum), 3 - 5 cm long, is normally a light brown above, with a chain of darker veins and blotches, and pale with a darker central zone below. This extended, slow-release slug control is a safe alternative to chemicals, harmless to wildlife, pets, and humans, will not washaway. Then the water content of the medium has to be adjusted so that the nematodes become partly dehydrated and immobile.Then the nematodes become free and active and are applied to the soil surface using a watering can, conventional hydraulic spraying and irrigation systems. There is a manufacuturing issue with BASF nematodes so these are not available until end of Feb 2024. The varying temperatures, soils, soil moisture retention properties, are all important for survival and dispersal of the nematode worms.

Scientific name: Various species, most common are species in the Milacidae, Deroceras and Arion spp.The idea isn’t to drown them but to keep them moist so the nematodes can hunt them out” This, it states, now makes the ‘perfect environment’ for any slug killing nematodes and bacteria to breed and pour the soup around your vulnerable plants after two weeks and like the version I am about to describe, this ‘soup’ will give up to 6 weeks of slug protection. The natural active ingredient, ferric phosphate, is harmless to wildlife, humans and the environment. Dobies strives to ensure that all its plants are delivered to you in the perfect condition for planting. Whilst at this stage the slug itself and therefore the nematodes are likely to be found by predatory ground beetles, such as Pterostichus melanarius and preyed upon.